I visited all the shops in Hawkhurst today before I spent some time with my mum. Nearly every shop owner/manager was aware of the plan to close Bowles Lodge and felt it was wrong.
They were amazed to learn that two residents had celebrated their 100th birthday this year and said that it must stay open.
It was very heartening to listen to their views and many are displaying the flyer I gave them in their windows about the Public Meeting on Thursday 29th July at Hawkhurst Primary School.
Thank you local businesses for showing that Hawkhurst cares!
The legal process to save Bowles Lodge is over but the spirit of Bowles Lodge lives on!
- John Porter
- This blog is about a campaign I led to prevent Lancashire County Council closing the care home my Mum lived in. We lost our case in the High Court but decision-makers at local and national level were made aware of the devastating consequences of moving elderly people - no matter how carefully it is done. Mum was moved and, sadly, died eight months later. The blog is dedicated to her precious memory. Love you Mum.
This is Vera, my mum
This is Vera, my mum. "Why did Kent County Council move me out of Bowles Lodge?"
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